The Coast Guard has had its first major marine incident in local waters since it closed the Kitsilano Coast Guard Base February 19th. It received a mayday call at 5:15 this morning from two people who were abandoning ship because their 61-foot fishboat was sinking three kilometres west of Point Grey. Coast Guard officer John Milman says, "A … [Read more...]
Sail boat rescue
March 3, 2013 by
Two people onboard a sail boat that ran aground in Point Grey are okay. John Millman with the Coast Guard says the call came in around 1:30 this afternoon. "It's right off the first beacon, on your way in, there's a beacon on your way into Spanish Banks." Millman says he believes the boat belonged to a private company that had rented it … [Read more...]
Matthias Schoenaerts Joins “Animal Rescue”
February 26, 2013 by
César Award winner Matthias Schoenaerts ("Rust and Bone") has scored a supporting role in "Animal Rescue" at Fox Searchlight. Schoenaerts will re-team with his "Bullhead" director Michael Roskam on the project. Schoenaerts says: "I'll be shooting in New York with Michael Roskam, we're shooting his first American feature film. I have a … [Read more...]
Rescue boat to be stationed at HMCS Discovery
January 9, 2013 by
The federal government has revealed the location of the rescue boat station which will replace the Kitsilano Coast Guard base. The rescue boat station will be staffed 24/7 from May through Labour Day and will be located at HMCS Discovery in Stanley Park. Deputy Commissioner of Coast Guard Operations, Jody Thomas, can't guarantee response times will … [Read more...]
Vancouver Island rescue
January 9, 2013 by
Another save for the Comox Search and Rescue team and the military pilots and SAR techs at C-F-B Comox. They were called out late yesterday afternoon when four skiers were hit by an avalanche in the back country outside the boundaries of the Mount Washington ski resort on Vancouver Island. The four were in cellphone contact with police throughout … [Read more...]
North Shore Search and Rescue recover lost gear
December 30, 2012 by
North Shore Search and Rescue Team says its third attempt in retrieving the gear left on cypress mountain weeks ago has been successful. Team leader Tim Jones says the task was not easy but he's thankful for the kind weather conditions. "It was found the area of 3,000 feet on the other side of black mountain, where we originally cashed it for the … [Read more...]
Rapace Joins Hardy In “Animal Rescue”
December 25, 2012 by
Noomi Rapace ("Prometheus," "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo") has been offered the female lead role opposite Tom Hardy in Michael R. Roskam's adaptation of the Dennis Lehane short story "Animal Rescue" at Fox Searchlight. The drama focuses on a man who wants to shed his criminal path but somehow gets mixed up in a bad heist and a killing … [Read more...]
North Shore Rescue needs public’s help for new facility
December 24, 2012 by
North Shore Rescue is in the final stages of completing a brand new base, but they haven’t quite gathered enough donations, so and they're turning to the public. The new base is short 70-thousand dollars for some vital equipment needed for proper training. Rescue Team Leader Tim Jones says considering their multiple search and rescue efforts … [Read more...]
Rescue team: fines put lives at risk
December 24, 2012 by
Many people are wondering why those heading out of bounds on ski hills, or skirting closure gates on the Grouse Grind, aren't being fined. Tim Jones with North Shore Rescue says they're not even remotely interested in considering fines, because it puts even more lives in danger. "If we have fines and charges, you may have families doing their own … [Read more...]
